{"id":233498,"date":"2023-07-16T05:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T05:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=233498"},"modified":"2023-07-16T05:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T05:12:11","slug":"female-circumcision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/female-circumcision\/","title":{"rendered":"Female circumcision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The excision of the clitoris, labia majora, and labia minora, which involves the removal of all or specific parts of the external female genitalia, is commonly referred to as female circumcision. 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